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Northern State University Overview

Northern State University is a public institution situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The surrounding location of Aberdeen is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Northern State University Known For?

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$23,294 Avg Cost After Aid
80% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at NSU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at NSU.
  • In <nil>, 97% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, NSU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,493 a year. That's about 9% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Northern State University?

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Contact details for NSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Phone: 605-626-3011
Website: www.northern.edu

How Do I Get Into NSU?

You can apply to NSU online at: https://apply.northern.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for NSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NSU?

80% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
5% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 80%, NSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to NSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northern State University  ( 530 to 600 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Northern State University  ( 490 to 590 )
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800
NSU received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Northern State University  ( 17 to 23 )
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ACT Math Scores for Northern State University  ( 17 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Northern State University  ( 18 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford Northern State University?

$23,294 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of NSU is $23,294. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NSU, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,165 a year. That adds up to $24,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NSU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,136 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,867 undergraduate students at NSU, with 1,136 being full-time and 1,731 being part-time.

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There are also 473 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,136 full-time undergraduates at NSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 20
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 50
White 919
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 64

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Northern State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Northern State University

1,439 Took All Classes Online
2,056 Took At Least One Class Online
-6.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2020-2021, 2,056 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NSU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern State University was -6.0%. This is the #1,946 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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